General Assembly Democrats say Gov. Bob McDonnell isn't going far enough to protect gay public employees — that he needs to put the law behind his promise to shield them from bias in the workplace.

Virginia Commonwealth University yesterday offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the location of Jonathan S. Dorey, a foreign-exchange student who has been missing more than a week. Also yesterday, about a dozen people gathered in the rain about 3 p.m. outside Gladding Residence Center before…

Thursday, 11:30 a.m.: The Northern Virginia Charter chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will hold its monthly business meeting.

An inmate at the Newport News City Jail died on Thursday after collapsing from an apparent seizure, the Sheriff's Office said Friday.

HARRISONBURG - Retired Virginia State Police Superintendent and Harrisonburg resident Denny Meade Slane died Thursday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital at the age of 85.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will seek the help of one or possibly two outside attorneys to handle a lawsuit filed against the board by a group of county residents.